Archives for
January 2007

Due to embargoes, we're not allowed to mention the details of which products will launch this week at the DEMO conference in Palm Desert, California. But we are allowed to mention which social sites will be in attendance (the full list is here), so y...

We said earlier this month that four gay and lesbian social networks were set to debut. We also followed up when Olivia Connect launched on January 11th. Today, another one of those networks is going live: Glee.com is a "professional networking site"...

MySpace is working hard to clean up its image with regards to sex offenders on the site. Not only is the company working on MySpace tracking software for parents, but it also announced today that it will donate a national computer database of US sex ...

FunkyCall is a new phone-based service that hasn't officially launched yet. It provides funny, pre-recorded voice mail (or live call) messages to send to your friends' phones - stuff like a birthday greeting from Yoda, or a Valentines Day message fro...

We're losing count of how many ways there are to embed music and MP3s on MySpace, social networks and blogs - not all of them are totally legal, either. The folks at DivShare got in touch today to say they've now launched an MP3 player of their own, ...

Just a brief reminder that all the services we mentioned late yesterday will be going live at DEMO later today or tomorrow. Eyejot is one of the most exciting newcomers: it's like an improved version of Gabmail, allowing you to send video emails. The...

Minggl, an Austin, Texas-based service which is currently in invitation-only beta, offers a new browser toolbar/plugin for users of Facebook and MySpace. You start by entering your usernames and passwords for MySpace and Facebook. Then, when you're v...

Blinkx, the video search engine, announced today that they're launching a relevant videos widget for blog owners and social networkers. At the moment, you can click "wall it" to create a video wall to embed on your blog, MySpace, Piczo, hi5 et al - a...

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